Biotechnological interventions for removal of heavy metals and metalloids from water resources
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2023
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wiley
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Usable water resources, which are essential for the survival of living beings, are getting severely polluted due to rapid population growth, industrialization, urbanization, chemicals used in agriculture as well as other human interventions. Polluted water resources affect plants and microorganisms, thereby posing a great threat to animal and human health throughout the food chain. One of the most important factors involved in the pollution of our waters is the accumulation of heavy metals and metalloids, as their acute toxic effects should be overcome and these must be converted into less toxic forms following appropriate methods. In recent years, biotechnological methods are being preferred due to their lower cost and environmental friendliness as compared to the chemical and physical methods evaluated for the removal of heavy metals and metalloids. Some of these methods include biodegradation, microbial biosorption, mycoremediation, cyanoremediation, phytoremediation, and biosparging. The use of biological materials such as bacteria, cyanobacteria, fungi, lichens, algae, and plants has become one of the preferred methods for the decontamination of our polluted waters. The biosensors are also used to detect metal and metalloid accumulation in waters and have proved useful tools for the early detection of pollution and taking precautionary measures. This chapter will enlighten the latest developments and the applications in this connection. © 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Bioremediation, Biotechnological approaches, Heavy metal, Pollution, Water resources
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Aquatic Contamination: Tolerance and Bioremediation
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